10 Benefits 👍 of Living in a Dorm 🏢 at College ...

Being in a dorm is one of the quintessential experiences of college. You might not look forward to it because you have been used to your own room at home and the thought of sharing with someone you’ve never met and don’t know can be daunting. But it can be fun and all part of college life and there are definitely benefits of living in a dormitory. This article covers the 10 best reasons why you should live in a dormitory.

1. You Are Where the Action is

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A dorm is right on campus so that the student is within the grounds of the educational institution and therefore closer to a more involved in the educational institutions activities and daily life. This is better for the education because it makes the whole learning process more engaging and reminds them more of the fact that they are there to learn.

2. It is Easier to Conference with Fellow Students

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If you are living within a dorm then you will be around your fellow students who also live in the dorm, and will be able to conference with them with ease. The dorm itself also gives the students a location to meet and conference, which is handy if they are working on the project together.

3. You Are Closer to University

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If you are students, then you have the added benefit of being closer to the university or college. This means that traveling to and from college or university is not a problem, does not cost extra money and is not take extra time.

4. It Creates Are More Flexible Situation in Which You Can Learn

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When you live in a dorm, you have more freedom and flexibility than you do when you live with your parents. You can set your own schedules, eat when you like and come and go as you like. As a by product of this it also becomes easier to plan your days well in advance.

6. Dorms Are Often Cheaper than Communal Housing

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Dorms often cheaper than privately rented housing, and even though privately rented housing often gives the student more space it does take a bite out of their student budget--Which could be better used elsewhere. Privately run a communal housing often has larger bills and lacks some of the amenities that dorms have.

8. Dorms Often Have Better Rental Rates than Any Other Alternatives

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Living in a dormitory may seem expensive but in the long run they are often cheaper mental wise than living in communal housing that is privately owned. If you cost in the amount of money you spend on traveling to and from the educational institution from your parents' house, you will also find that you are not saving very much money by living at home either.

9. Dorms Are Often More Secure than Any Alternatives

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Dorms are often designed of security in mind and therefore are often more secure than any other alternatives. This includes threats from outside the dormitory from the general public and also security threats from things such as theft from the students living in the dorm.